Lisa Jardine
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Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
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| Lisa Jardine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8215414 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lisa Jardine Context triple: [Jacob Bronowski, child, Lisa Jardine]
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Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin is a British literary journalist and acclaimed biographer known for her works on figures such as Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys, and Jane Austen.
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Kathleen Yorke
Kathleen Yorke is a fictional character who serves as a central figure in the 1950 Western film "Rio Grande," directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.
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C.
Susan Abigail Tomalin
Susan Abigail Tomalin, better known as Susan Sarandon, is an Academy Award–winning American actress and activist renowned for her roles in films such as "Thelma & Louise" and "Dead Man Walking."
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D.
Elinor Monsell
Elinor Monsell was an Irish-born artist and illustrator known for her bookplates, wood engravings, and contributions to early 20th-century book design.
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E.
Jacquetta Hawkes
Jacquetta Hawkes was a British archaeologist and writer known for her influential books on prehistory and for popularizing archaeology in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lisa Jardine Target entity description: Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
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A.
Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin is a British literary journalist and acclaimed biographer known for her works on figures such as Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys, and Jane Austen.
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B.
Kathleen Yorke
Kathleen Yorke is a fictional character who serves as a central figure in the 1950 Western film "Rio Grande," directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.
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C.
Susan Abigail Tomalin
Susan Abigail Tomalin, better known as Susan Sarandon, is an Academy Award–winning American actress and activist renowned for her roles in films such as "Thelma & Louise" and "Dead Man Walking."
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D.
Elinor Monsell
Elinor Monsell was an Irish-born artist and illustrator known for her bookplates, wood engravings, and contributions to early 20th-century book design.
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E.
Jacquetta Hawkes
Jacquetta Hawkes was a British archaeologist and writer known for her influential books on prehistory and for popularizing archaeology in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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radio presenter ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Renaissance studies ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Renaissance studies
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history of science communication ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Lisa Anne Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-04-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-10-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cheltenham Ladies’ College
NERFINISHED
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Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Queen Mary University of London
NERFINISHED
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University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bronowski
NERFINISHED
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Jardine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural history
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early modern history ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ history of science ⓘ history of the Renaissance ⓘ |
| givenName | Lisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Academy
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society of Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lisa Jardine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interdisciplinary history of ideas
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popularising Renaissance and early modern history ⓘ public engagement with science and culture ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Jerry Brotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Erasmus, Man of Letters
NERFINISHED
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Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland’s Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingenious Pursuits: Building the Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ On a Grander Scale: The Outstanding Life of Sir Christopher Wren NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading Shakespeare Historically NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Harping on Daughters NERFINISHED ⓘ Temptation in the Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| parent | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London
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Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters ⓘ Member of the Council of the Royal Institution ⓘ Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
John Hare
NERFINISHED
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Nicholas Jardine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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